Building structure



Aug. 7, 1934. F. M. VENZIE BUILDING STRUCTURE Original Filed Sept. 20. 1930 Patented Aug. 7, 1934' UNITED STATES" BUILDING STRUCTURE l'firederickv M. Venzie, Philadelphia, Pa.

7 Application September 20, 1930, Serial No. 483,188 1 Renewed April6, 1933 e 3 Claims.

This invention, generally stated, relates to a building structure and has more-especial relation to a novel form of clip for supporting plaster boards as used in ceiling, partition, and wallcon- 5 structions, and has more especial relation to a clip formed of wire in contradistinction 'to stamped metal clips.

The leading object of the present invention may be said, therefore, to reside in the provision of a novel form of wire clip whereby unskilled labor may more rapidly and efficiently erect ceiling,

being provided with rounded corners to prevent fracture of the plaster boards'in the assembly of a ceiling, partition, or wall, and also-to facilitate rapid assembly.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel form of wire clip which may be fitted to beams arranged horizontally or vertically and which may be I-beams, T-beams, channel irons, and the like for the support of plaster boards.

'A still further object of the present invention is to provide a wire clip of the character stated which is arranged for coupling-together the meeting edges of plaster boards. I

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a clip of the character stated which may be more economically manufactured than present types of clips stamped frorometal.

Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the provision of the general arrangement, combination, and connection of novel wire clip parts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects.

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be morefully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. l is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of a building structure in which plaster boards are connected together and with respect to channel irons by means of my novel form of wire clip;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in front elevation A further object of the present invention may irons l0 and 11, and with especial relation to of i the parts illustrated at Fig. 1; r

Fig.- 3 is a view in section taken upon the line 3--3 of Fig; 2;

Fig. 4 is a. view in perspective of the wire clip shown at the left. hand side ofFigs. 2 and 3; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the novel form of wire clip shown at the right hand side of Figs.

2'and 3.

For the purpose of. illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawingtwo forms thereof whichare at present preferred by me, since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although.

the lower portion of it is to be understoodzthat the various instrumentalities'of which rnyinventionconsists can .be, variously arranged. and organized'andthat my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and: organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described. 7 Referring now to the. drawing in detail, and with especial'relation toFigs. 1, 2,.and. 3, the reference numeral. 10 designates a channel iron as used in floor and ceiling construction, and the reference. numeral 11' designates a channel iron as used'in-partitionand wall constructions. Obviously instead of channel iron the members 10 and 11 may be I-beams, T-beams, or members of angle ironconstruction. Obviously the chan. nel irons 10' are. horizontally disposed and the channel irons ll vertically disposed. "The reference numeral 12 designates conventional plaster boards, and it is to be understood, in the connection, that instead of plaster boards, slabs of cementitious material'm'ay be used, as is well understood in the art: The reference numeral 13 designates plaster boards as employed in formingia partition or wall. The plaster'boards may be supplanted by slabs of cementitious material, if desired. .However, for the purposes of illustration, plaster'boards are disclosed and it will be understood that conventional plaster boards are enveloped in a 'felt paper covering which readily-fractures. In order to support the plasa ter boards 12 with respect to the channel irons 10, use is madeiof the wire clip best seen in. Fig. 4. In order to couple together adjacent meeting faces of: the plaster boards use is made of the wire clip bestseen in Fig.5. Similar wire clips are employed in connection/with the plaster boards 13 with. respect. to each. other .and with respect to the channel iron 11.

Taking up first the wire clips used for securing the plaster boards with respect to the channel provide an entrance groove 17, so that by passing the entrance groove 17 with respect to a channel iron and moving the wire clip around the channel iron the member 16 is caused to become relatively inter-locked with respect to a channel iron, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

'Taking up now the wire clip shown in Fig. 5, the same is employed to relatively interlock adjacent plaster-boards both in ceiling, partition, and wall constructions. This clip may be formed of a continuous piece of wire bent to fQrmopposed plaster-board accommodating portions arranged in the same plane, each of said portions comprising parallel, spaced end members 17 and 18, each of said members 17and l8 terminating in opposed, spaced members 19 and 20 arranged,

at right angles to the members 17 and 18. Thus formed the members l7l8 and 19.21 provide entrance spaces to receive adjacent ends of the plaster-boards, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The

members 19 and 20 are connected by the inclined strand 21 of the wire used in the formation of the clip. a

From the above description it is apparent that the wire clip shown in Fig. 4 may be employed for supportingeither ceiling, partition, or wall '35 plaster-boards with respect to supporting means,

as channel irons and the like, and that the wire clip shown in Fig. 5 maybe employed for cou-- pling together adjacent ends of plaster-boards as supported from saidsupporting means. In 40 the connection it is to be noted that the wire employed in shaping the respective clips is so bent that rounded corners 22 are present between the various plaster-board receiving members to prevent abrasion of. the paper covering of the plaster-boards in introducing the plaster-boards with respect to the various plaster-board receiving spaces before described. After the plasterboards are properly supported the usual coat of plaster 23 is applied, see Fig; 1. In the connection it is to be noted, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, that the adjacent ends of the plaster-boards may be slightly spaced one from another to provide plaster-receiving spaces 24 by reason of which the plaster coating may seep between the adjacent ends of the plaster-boards to form a bond therebetween. Such spacing is obtained due to the fact that in bending of the wire to form plaster-board accommodating members, that cross-portion 25 of the clip shownin Fig. 5 and those cross-portions 26 and 27 of the clip shown in Fig. 5 are arranged to lie between adjacent plaster-boardends, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. in walls and partition structure where plaster is used upon opposite sides of the plaster-boards or slabs. In ceiling constructions, however, I prefer to have adjacent end and side edges of the plasterboards or slabs" abut, and in such case I drivethe boards. or slabs by means of a hammer so as to cause the wire parts described This arrangement is usually employed series in a plane at right angles to said first mentioned series of wires in a plane to co-operatively receive the ends of said plaster boards, a portion ter boards abut. to'embed in thefriable portion of 'the boardor slab and thus eliminate any cracks between the boards or slabs. It is important that such cracks be absent in some instances, as in ceilings, since after plaster is applied to the faces of the boards or slabs upon one side only an outline of the joints appears. The terminals of the Wire forming the clips may be brazed, soldered, or the like where they meet with the body portions of the clips, if desired.

The securing device or wire clip as above described has the attributes of lightness, pliability, strength, and may be manufactured quite inexpensively and lends itself readily and conveniently to manufacture from a single piece of wire. The body is of skeleton-like configuration, having spaced, plaster-board supporting members arranged in parallel planes. The clip occupies but very little space, and therefore is inconspicuous in use, and in one of its forms requires no auxiliary means of attachment to a support or stud.

What I claim is:

1. In a building construction of the character stated, in combination, a fixed angle-iron for supporting ceiling, partition, and like units, including plaster-board and/or equivalent slab-like members, means for detachably connecting said members with respect to said angle-iron, said means including a clip comprising an integral, skeleton-like device consisting of a wire bent first in duplicate parallel series in one plane to engage around said angle-iron and thereafter bent in duplicate parallel'series in a plane at right angles to said first mentioned series of wires in a plane to co-operatively receive the. ends of said ceiling, partition or/and like units, and a clip comprising an integraLskeleton-like device con: sisting of a single wire bent in opposite directions j in the same plane to co-operatively receive adjacent, meeting ends of said units. 2. In a building construction of the character stated, fixed angle-irons which intersect one an-' other vertically and horizontally considered for supporting ceiling, partition, and like units, plaster-boards arranged in abutting relation with the inner flanges of said angle-irons, clips each. 120

operatively receive adjacent meeting ends said plaster-boards.

3. In a building construction of the character stated, fixed supports for carrying ceiling, par- I tition, and like units; plaster boards arranged in abutting relationship with said supports; clips, each comprising an integral skeleton-like device consisting of a wire bent first in spaced duplicate parallel series in one plane to engage around said support, and bent in spaced duplicate parallel of said last named series lying in the plane of the face of the support against which said plase 1 45 FREDERICK M. VENZIE. l 

